The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-04-21
THAT COUNTERFEIT MONEY.
osgood In jail and Evans Arrested
and to be Tried Friday.
[Biddeford Journal. ]

lBiddeford Journal
wednesday evening Of last week the Daily
Journal published a Fall River (Mass.) des-
patch, furnishing the particulars of how a
man giving the address Of Hiram Evans, of
Kezar Falls, in this county. had caused the
arrest Of New York dealer in 'cheap mon
ey'' in Fall River, and detailing his expert
ences with gang Of these swindlers in New
York, and how he came near losing $500,
which he had agreed to pay for $1,000 Of the
''cheap money" This article, it will be re-
membered, was followed by another in Mon
day evenings journal, stating that the Ke-
Ear Falls mans real name was Frank Os-
good, aud that the assumed name of Hiram
Evans was that OF business man OF that
village, who had not been out Of town for
several weeks, and who felt grieved that his
name had been mixed up in such a question
able transaction as the Fall River expose by
Osgo0d.
Since then the aspect of the whole affair
has been changed by subsequent develop
ments, which have resulted in judicial in
vestigation. AS has been already made pub
lie in these columns, 0sgood took trip to
New York to examine for himself some Of
this cheap money" which he had seen ad-
vertised in New York papers. He was treat
ed very handsomely by the dealers, and evil
IDENTIFY came to the conclusion that he could
handle 1t to good advantage, for he immedi-
ately returned to Kezar Falls and perfected
MS arrangements to raise the necessary funds
to purchase some Of it. His credit was not
particularly good, and when he applied to
Mr. George A. K. Fowler of KeZar Falls for
the loan of $780, he was told he could have
the money on note, providing it was en-
dorsed by some responsible person.
Osgood asked IL Leroy Pixies name. of
Cornish, would be satisfactory, and was told
by Fowler that he did not know Mr.. Pike
and suggested that he knew Mr.. George I'll.
Mllllken OF that place, and that perhaps Mr..
Miiliken would give Osgood letter guaran-
teeing Mr.. Pixies financial standing. If Mr..
Milliken would furnish such a letter, Mr..
Fowler said it would satisfy him, and Osgood
could then have the money. With this propo-
sition Osgood seemed pleased, and left, say
ing he would see these gentlemen. He re-
turned the same day with note for $500
signed by himself and endorsed Leroy
Pike" and with letter signed George III.
Miliiken," which stated that Mr.. Pixies
name was worth good many times $500.
This satisfied Mr.. Fowler and he gave Os-
good the money, with which he went to New
York the second time to get the "cheap
money" for which he had already made a
trade. His experiences there and in Fall
River, where he caused the arrest of one of
the New York sharpers, have already been
A few days after Mr.. Fowler had loaned
the money and while Osgood was away, he
showed the note to friend Of the name Of
George w. Towle. who was acquainted with
Mr.. Pike. Mr.. Towle denounced the en-
dorsement as a forgery, saying that Mr..
while on the note it read Leroy Pike" Mr..
Pike was notified of the forgery, and upon
Osgood's return from New York he was
called on to account for it, Osgood explain
ed the matter by saying that after he left
Fowler the day he borrowed the money he
returned home, made out the note and sign
ed 1t and sent his boy with 1t to Cornish to
get Mr.. Pixies endorsement. After the boy
had been absent long enough to have gone
to Cornish he came back with the note en-
dorsed and told his father that Just as ne was
going into Cornish village he had met man
OF whom he inquired the way to Leroy
| Pixies. The man answered that he was
Leroy Pike and upon being told what was
| wanted, examined the note and endorsed it
there. The boy stoutly corroborated this
| story, but it was considered improb-
able and Osgood was arrested ON the
charge of forgery and taken before
Trial Justice Howard Brackett of Cornish
AT the trial Osgood swOre that the story hs
| had told about the way in which the en-
| dorsement of Leroy Pike was obtained, wa.
false, aud that he had told it for the purpose
| OF screening the real f0rger of the note anC
letter, who was Hiram Evans Of Kezar Falls
and that Evans handwriting would prove
this that Evans had employed him and he
had acted for him throughout the whole
transaction. Justice Bracket, however
bound Osgood over in the sum Of $1,000 for
his appearance at the May term Of the Su
preme court, and not being able to secure
bail he was taken TO Alfred jail Saturday by
Deputy Sheriff James NJ. Aver, of Cornish.
Upon the evidence of Osgood, Mr.. Evan:
has been arrested and his trial will be com
menced at Kezar Falls next Friday
A Journal representative saw Osgood a
the Alfred Jail, but he declined to talk much
as he said he was suffering from terrible
pains in the head, to which he was subject
as a result of sunstroke which he suffered
two years ago. He is tall, lank, awkward
appearing fellow, about 3S years Of age, ant
bears poor reputation. The result OF Ey
ans trial will be looked forward to will
great interest.